Cookie-Policy

General Information about Cookies

The VBL uses cookies in order to identify the settings and preferences of our users for then being able to adjust and improve the design of our website for our users. Cookies are small text files which are stored locally in the cache of your internet browser. As the HTTP Protocol (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is a stateless protocol, each single access is independent of another. Cookies enable websites to identify returning users to the website.

There are different kinds of cookies. For example, Session Cookies are used in order to identify persons using internet services or internet shops repeatedly while they do not have to log in with their pass words every time they come back to the website. Session cookies are also necessary in order enable a shopping cart system for websites. They are only active as long as the website is used and will be deleted after the browser is closed.

Information about the cookies used on this website

The VBL websites use the following cookies:

EPrivacydirective-Cookie (eu_cookie_directive)

When using the website www.vbl.de for the first time, an info box about the use of cookies according to the E-Privacy Directive of the EU opens. In order to see if a user already acknowledged the info box in an earlier visit of the website, the EU-Cookie is set.

If the user deletes the cookies in his browser, the E-Privacy Directive Cookie will also be deleted. In other cases the cookie will be deleted at latest after one year.

Session-Cookie (session)

The website www.vbl.de sets a Session Cookie at the beginning of every session in order to make navigating and reading content easier.

If the user deletes the cookies in his browser, the Session Cookie will also be deleted. In all other cases it will be deleted at latest after 60 minutes.

The deletion of cookies depends on the settings of the user’s webbrowser.

3.1) _pk_id
This cookie contains a pseudonymous combination of letters and numbers as a visitor ID value which is used to determine if a visitor has visited the VBL website before. The cookie will automatically be deleted after twelve months.

3.2) _pk_ses
This cookie is responsible for keeping a Piwik session active for 30 minutes after the last tracked action. Hereafter the cookie will be deleted.

3.3) _pk_ref
This cookie contains information about referrers of the visitor (e.g. previously visited websites) and will automatically be deleted after six months.

3.4) piwik_ignore
This cookie will be set when you deactivate the web analysis with the link below. The cookie lifetime does not expire.

The cookies mentioned under 3.1 to 3.3 are set at the beginning of the visit of the website www.vbl.de.

General information about the website analysis with the software Piwik can be found within our Privacy Policy.

If you do not agree to the usage of the web analysis cookies mentioned above, please follow this link.Deacitvation Piwik

In this case, the aforementioned piwik_ignore cookie will be set on your device in order to deactivate the web analysis cookies used by Piwik, as well as the usage of Piwik itself on the website www.vbl.de and its subsites. By setting the piwik_ignore cookie, you don’t have to deactivate the web analysis again on another visit of the VBL website, unless you manually deleted the cookies on your terminal device or when using a different browser.

Alternatively, you can generally prevent the usage of cookies and web analysis cookies, as well as the usage of web analysis programs, by adjusting the settings of your browser to not accept cookies and use the so-called "Do-Not-Track-Function". In this case, a Piwik deactivation cookie will not be set.

Cookies can be deleted at any time via the settings of your browser.

For further information concering your personal data see the Privacy Policy.

We care about your security and privacy when you are using the internet. Our website does not use cookies to store personal data nor exchange it with third parties. However, this website does use cookies in order to improve functionality and performance, as well as for Web analysis purposes. If you continue reading and using our website, you agree to the use of cookies.
For further information about cookies see our Cookie Policy.
For further information about Web analysis see our Privacy Policy.
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